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1983 Season

Both league ended the 1983 season with two teams just one game apart.  Unfortunately, in each case the two teams were from different divisions.  So, instead of a hard-fought race between the White Sox and Orioles, we saw Chicago coast to a Division title by 20 games over Kansas City, and Baltimore beat out Detroit by 6 games.  The National League races were a bit closer.  The two second place teams, Baltimore and Philadelphia, prevailed in the Championship Series, so we get to play the Chicago - Los Angeles World Series that should have been.

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FINAL STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB   NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GB
Chicago 99 63 .611 -- Los Angeles 91 71 .562 --
Baltimore 98 64 .605 1 Philadelphia 90 72 .556 1
Detroit 92 70 .568 7 Atlanta 88 74 .543 3
New York 91 71 .562 8 Houston 85 77 .525 6
Toronto 89 73 .549 10 Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 7
Milwaukee 87 75 .537 12 Montreal 82 80 .506 9
Kansas City 79 83 .488 20 San Diego 81 81 .500 10
Boston 78 84 .481 21 San Francisco 79 83 .488 12
Texas 77 85 .475 22 St. Louis 79 83 .488 12
Oakland 74 88 .457 25 Cincinnati 74 88 .457 17
California 70 92 .432 29 Chicago 71 91 .438 20
Cleveland 70 92 .432 29 New York 68 94 .420 23
Minnesota 70 92 .432 29
Seattle 60 102 .370 39

Data source The Sporting News Official Major League Baseball Fact Book 2000 Edition

PENNANT RACE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

WORLD SERIES
 The Los Angeles Dodgers, led by the hitting of Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager, defeated the Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2. Details.

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